Mom’s Honest Confession That She Hates Playing With Her Daughter’s Barbie Dolls Goes Viral

Sometimes a mom has to do what a mom has to do. Even if she doesn’t feel like it.

Lynn Marie from Indiana recently made a TikTok where she revealed that she isn’t too psyched about playing with her daughter and her dolls.
“Last night, my daughter asked me to play with her and I hate doing that,” she said in the video. “I will go for a walk or take her somewhere, I don’t want to play with Barbies. But I felt bad because she is my only child.”

Eventually, however, Lynn agreed to her daughter’s request. And even though she said her efforts were “half-hearted”, they meant the world to the little girl.

However, the underlying message of Lynn’s TikTok, saying that it’s OK if you don’t enjoy every step of your parenting journey and normalizing your full range of emotions, has really struck a chord with moms and dads on the platform—it already has over a million views.

Many parents said they feel the same

Mom's Honest Confession That She Hates Playing With Her Daughter's Barbie Dolls Goes Viral

And some people encouraged to keep playing with your child

Mom's Honest Confession That She Hates Playing With Her Daughter's Barbie Dolls Goes Viral

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Janned 3 years ago

It's almost as if our children are human beings that display basic human needs for connection and validation.

35points

Hans 3 years ago

It is almost as if we not all the time do exactly what we like best because we know that what we do makes other people happy. (By the way: that is not pretending. If I play a game with a child that I do not think is super exciting I do not need to pretend that I like that game. What matters is not that I give my child the impression that I love the game but that I love him or her!)

10points

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Janned 3 years ago

Oh and btw, I loooove playing with my children, I'll join them in anything. The only thing that I get tired of real quick is hide-and-seek, or as I'd like to call it: hide-and-pretend-not-to-see-and-hear-your-toddler-giggling-in-the-same-exact-corner-as-the-previous-round.

6points

Rosanna Jackson 3 years ago

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

Omg,she is a hero.She didn't feel like playing with Barbies but did it anyway.Omg,she needs a statue.I understand why people needed to hear this becuase she went through hell.Tiktoker of the year 🙄

18points